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Mountbatten pink

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Mountbatten pink

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Named after the British naval officer Lord Mountbatten.

noun Mountbatten pinks

  1. countable, historical, uncountable A pinkish-grey camouflage colour, used to paint several ships of the British Royal Navy during World War II. Before long all the destroyers in his flotilla were painted medium grey with a dash of Venetian red, a tone that quickly became known as Mountbatten pink.

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  1. historical, not comparable Of a pinkish-grey colour.

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@misc{mountbatten_pink_2026,
  title = {Mountbatten pink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mountbatten%20pink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}